Is use of the pulmonary valve allograft justified as an aortic valve substitute?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-109

  McCarthy, J F ^a   Subbareddy, K ^a   Dervan, P A ^a   Wood, A E ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Homograft; Pulmonary allograft

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY VALVE; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, SUBACUTE BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029706145     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80131-X     Document Type: Article

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